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> Poll: Moving the South Shore, Poll Number 3: To Move or Not to Move? Where to Move?
Relocating the South Shore Railroad
The South Shore Railroad (NICTD) route in Michigan City:
Should be moved North (probably coming through near Swingbelly's). [ 4 ] ** [25.00%]
Should be moved South (to pass near Al's on Franklin St). [ 1 ] ** [6.25%]
Should be moved far to the South (near the city limits). [ 0 ] ** [0.00%]
Should stay where it is (not moved at all). [ 10 ] ** [62.50%]
Should be removed (no public transportation needed). [ 0 ] ** [0.00%]
Should be moved underground (this is dreaming). [ 1 ] ** [6.25%]
Should be replaced by a Transporter (for the Trekkies out there). [ 0 ] ** [0.00%]
Total Votes: 16
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post Feb 3 2008, 02:34 AM
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Speaking of polls, here's one dealing with something besides our schools. There has been a lot of talk for many years about this subject. But just lately State Rep. Pelath and our own resident Sox fan had a bit of a conversation about allocating money to move the old South Shore line (somewhere).


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Teach   Poll: Moving the South Shore   Feb 3 2008, 02:34 AM
southsider2k7   Personally I like the Andrews Plan of incorporatin...   Feb 3 2008, 02:05 PM
Teach   And I am going to also lay claim to the title of ...   Feb 3 2008, 04:37 PM
Dave   Rich Murphy's letter was in the News-Dispatch ...   Feb 3 2008, 08:34 PM
southsider2k7   Rich Murphy's letter was in the News-Dispatch...   Feb 4 2008, 07:24 AM
southsider2k7   The SB Trib sites 20 minutes as possible time savi...   Feb 5 2008, 08:17 AM
Teach   The SB Trib sites 20 minutes as possible time sav...   Feb 5 2008, 02:26 PM
southsider2k7   http://thenewsdispatch.com/main.asp?Sectio...amp;T...   Feb 5 2008, 03:11 PM
Dave   Hey, if they want to reroute the train in SB, I ha...   Feb 5 2008, 03:27 PM
lovethiscity   Hey, if they want to reroute the train in SB, I h...   Feb 5 2008, 08:15 PM
ChickenCityRoller   I like the idea of keeping it where it is. Hell, ...   Feb 5 2008, 03:52 PM
Ang   I like the idea of keeping it where it is. Hell,...   Feb 5 2008, 04:42 PM
Dave   I know there are Interurban fans out there, I had ...   Feb 5 2008, 05:16 PM
mcstumper   I definitely lean toward moving the tracks south. ...   Feb 5 2008, 08:33 PM
Dave   I definitely lean toward moving the tracks south....   Feb 6 2008, 02:26 AM
southsider2k7   I definitely lean toward moving the tracks south....   Feb 6 2008, 07:23 AM
mcstumper   I value my time, but I also value my tax dollars....   Feb 6 2008, 09:41 PM
Dave   The pols are going to spend that money whether it...   Feb 6 2008, 10:02 PM
southsider2k7   The pols are going to spend that money whether it...   Feb 7 2008, 07:11 AM
Teach   I definitely lean toward moving the tracks south....   Feb 8 2008, 12:56 AM
Dave   Teach, I can see the noise angle, but pollution? T...   Feb 8 2008, 02:03 AM
southsider2k7   Teach, I can see the noise angle, but pollution? ...   Feb 8 2008, 07:52 AM
edgeywood   You are probably right here. I think I remember...   Feb 8 2008, 09:25 AM
lovethiscity   Teach, I can see the noise angle, but pollution? ...   Feb 8 2008, 09:59 PM
Dave   South Shore also operates diesel locomotives. Not...   Feb 8 2008, 10:52 PM
Teach   You're right about it being electric and savi...   Feb 9 2008, 08:23 AM
Ang   It seems to me I remember seeing freight trains us...   Feb 8 2008, 09:37 AM
southsider2k7   NICTD does own a freight service and IIRC they do ...   Feb 8 2008, 11:57 AM
ChickenCityRoller   NICTD does own a freight service and IIRC they do...   Feb 8 2008, 02:30 PM
edgeywood   Until about two years ago, the big money maker wa...   Feb 8 2008, 08:12 PM
edgeywood   Until about two years ago, the big money maker wa...   Feb 8 2008, 08:19 PM
southsider2k7   http://thenewsdispatch.com/main.asp?Sectio...amp;T...   Feb 11 2008, 08:34 AM
southsider2k7   The other part of the South Shore bill in the stat...   Feb 12 2008, 09:06 AM
southsider2k7   http://thenewsdispatch.com/main.asp?Sectio...amp;T...   Feb 13 2008, 07:09 AM
Dave   I will say Oberlie is saying the right things i...   Feb 13 2008, 12:29 PM
Teach   http://thenewsdispatch.com/main.asp?Sectio...amp;...   Feb 13 2008, 12:33 PM
southsider2k7   Two things: If I'm reading this right, we d...   Feb 13 2008, 12:36 PM
Dave   I really think for the amount of money we are tal...   Feb 13 2008, 12:53 PM
lovethiscity   Two things: If I'm reading this right, we d...   Feb 15 2008, 09:01 PM
Teach   sad to say but we lost our Grayhound service I ...   Feb 16 2008, 04:59 PM
lovethiscity   I was referring to the MC buses, Kemo Sabe. sorr...   Feb 16 2008, 09:59 PM
southsider2k7   I was referring to the MC buses, Kemo Sabe. If ...   Feb 20 2008, 07:45 AM
southsider2k7   http://www.wsbt.com/news/local/15649872.html   Feb 15 2008, 01:48 PM
southsider2k7   http://www.post-trib.com/news/793787,trackroute.ar...   Feb 15 2008, 01:50 PM
Dave   OMFG, could it be? He's actually read at lea...   Feb 15 2008, 02:00 PM
southsider2k7   http://thenewsdispatch.com/main.asp?Sectio...amp;T...   Feb 21 2008, 01:05 PM
southsider2k7   http://www.thetimesonline.com/articles/200...8c055...   Feb 21 2008, 01:30 PM
southsider2k7   http://thenewsdispatch.com/main.asp?Sectio...amp;T...   Feb 21 2008, 01:39 PM
Dave   Who are these morons? I can think of another co...   Feb 21 2008, 03:54 PM
Teach   Who are these morons? I can think of another coun...   Feb 21 2008, 08:30 PM
edgeywood   Who are these morons? I can think of another coun...   Feb 22 2008, 08:23 AM
Dave   Actually, they do...it's through Metra. The S...   Feb 22 2008, 04:28 PM
edgeywood   Oh, go ahead and get all reasonable on me! :...   Feb 22 2008, 07:15 PM
Dave   You are reading my mind! Why should we pay fo...   Feb 22 2008, 11:18 PM
edgeywood   Heck, the Beverly Shores stop is pretty nice, and...   Feb 23 2008, 05:04 PM
southsider2k7   NICTD doesn't own that one, the Beverly Shore...   Aug 4 2008, 06:08 AM
Roger Kaputnik   Well, did the train ever stop there?   Aug 4 2008, 09:27 AM
southsider2k7   Well, did the train ever stop there? I was refe...   Aug 4 2008, 09:28 AM


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